BookWyrm vs Ryot

Comparing two open source alternatives to Goodreads. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

BookWyrm

Federated, self-hostable social network for readers — book shelves, reviews, and reading status, decentralized via ActivityPub.

GPL-3.0

Self-hosted tracker for media consumption and fitness, with imports from Trakt, Goodreads, MyAnimeList, Plex, Jellyfin and more.

	BookWyrm	Ryot
License	—	GPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	2,795	3,630
Forks	339	138
Open Issues	432	71
Last Commit	Oct 8, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
First Released	Jan 27, 2020	Apr 3, 2023
Categories	Ebook & Comic Readers	Media Tracker Fitness tracking Tools
Tags	#book tracker #ebook #activitypub #social #privacy	#self hosted #fitness tracker #media tracker #workout-tracker #exercise tracker

BookWyrm2,795

Ryot

Open-source GPS track manager with 3D topography visualization for outdoor activities.

Self-hostable watchlist tracker for movies, TV shows, anime, and video games with a clean modern UI.

A self-hosted, cross-platform podcast management system with a modern Rust and Python stack.

RunnerUp is a free, open source GPS run tracker for Android with audio cues, interval workouts, heart rate zones — no accounts or ads.

A self-hosted book tracker powered by your Calibre library — Goodreads for your own collection.

A privacy-focused sport tracking application for Android that records GPS tracks and supports Bluetooth sensors without any internet access or ads.